City worker slapped with $1,000 fine for taking his city-owned truck to the gym

By Erin Durkin

Jun 11, 2018 | 1:40 PM

Anthony Salamone was slapped with a $1,000 fine Monday for driving himself to the gym on two mornings in his city-owned truck. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

For a rank-and-file worker, there’s a price to pay for taking your city car to the gym.

A driver for the Department of Cultural Affairs was slapped with a $1,000 fine Monday for driving himself to the gym on two mornings in his city-owned truck.

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He may have been taking his cues from the top — Mayor de Blasio gets driven nearly every day in his city SUV from Gracie Mansion on the upper East Side to his favorite gym in Park Slope.

But for typical city workers, conflicts of interest law makes it illegal to use a city car — or any other government property — for personal use.

The worker, Anthony Salamone, is a driver for Materials for the Arts, a program that gathers donations for arts organizations. He was assigned a truck to pick up donated items and deliver them to the organization’s warehouse.

Salamone, a 15-year veteran of the agency, said in a settlement with the Conflicts of Interest Board that on two mornings in November 2016, he drove to his gym in the vehicle.

He agreed to a fine of $1,000, to be paid in two $500 increments.

Hizzoner is allowed to use his official cars for personal trips because of his NYPD security detail.